Animal-stall.



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H. L. FBRRIS.

ANIMAL STALL. APPLxuATxoN FILED' AUG. 17. .1910.

yPamented Apr. 4, 1911.

H. L. FBRRIS. ANIMAL STALL.

APPLICAIION FILED AUG. 17, 1910.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

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QH. LIBRRIS.

ANIMAL STALL.

APPLIOATIQN FILED AUG. 11, 19 1o.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

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HENRY L. rnams, or HARVARD, ILLINOI s, AssIGfNOrt "ro HUNT, HELM, seams a.

' oOMrA-Nr, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

4ANIlllIIAL-STALL.

.' To all "it ma/y concern;-

'Be it known thatl, HENRY L. Farms, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harvard, in the county 'of McHenry and I State of Illinois, have invented a newand use ful Animal-Stall, of whkch the following is' a specification.

-lt is the common practice in constructingl animal-stalls tol 'form the front sections thereof integrally, with the disadvantage of rendering impossible the disconnection of anyone of the stalls from the others forming the group; andra-further disadvantage of .preventin the addition. to theA stalls thus `provid of other stallswhere it -is desired that additional stalls-be added' to Vsuch group.

One of the objectsof my invention is to struction of stanchion-supportin 2'0 provide-"a 'construction -of stall which' will overcome the disadvantages above set ,forth, and thereby permit the stalls to be grouped as desired, and the number of stalls be increased and nire. f Other objects are to provide a simple' con- I frame 4which imay'be Ireadily adjusted with relation to the gutter, usually provided in 'stall.

constructions, -or receivingthe droppings fronrthe animals, in 'order that the animals, regardless Oftheir. length, maybe properly positioned'with 4relation to the gutter; and

generally to 'so improve stalls as to render them better'` adapted to the purpose for which they are provided. y

Referring to the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a plan v'iew of a group ofstalls constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. f2 is an enlarged section taken at 4the line 2 on Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow.. Fig.` 3 is an enlarged viewin sectional'A elevation of a detail of the connection between one of the upright bars and lower cross-member of the stanehionrsupporting frame and an adjusting member carried thereby and Figs. 4, 5 and 6, sections ,taken at the lines'li, 5 and 6,. "respectively, on Fig. 2 and vlewed. in the.I

directions o `the arrows.

,The loor of the stalls is represented at 104-and"is shown as provided 'with the 'usual gutter 11 for receivm the droppings from the animals. Forwar of the gutter 11 and extending longitudinally thereof, is a raised i Spcification of Letters Patent. Application tiled August 17, 1910. Serial No. 577,600.'

diminished as conditions 're,

rear end tO a .point slightly Patented Apr. 4,191.1.

integral part of the floor when the latter is of concrete. Secured along the to of the vse'ction 12 and extending'transverse y thereof in spaced relation, are U-shaped brackets '13,' the web-portion of each of which contains 'at Opposite sides thereof an open1ng 14, it being` preferred that these brackets.

be permanently secured to the section 12.`

Located in theA spaces between these-brackets are upright stanchion-supporting hamm-15' each of which is formed of anmverted U- shapedvmember 16 preferably constructed'o'f iron Itubing bent into the shape illustrated, and a lower cross-bar 17 connected with the lower ends of the member 16'. VThe bar 17` at each end is. referably connected with the` member 1,6 t roughthe medium' of an eye-boltk 18, the upper end of which su'rrounds a cross-pin 419 secured in the member 16. The bolt 18 passes throu ha plug 20, `confined inthe lower end o ,'16, and; through the-crOss-bar 17 endearparts thev member ries a nut 21 for clam ing these rigidly together'. Confine in the opposite open ends of the bar17 are members 22 containing longitudinally-extendin slots 23 at which these members straddle t e bolts 18, the outerexids of the members 22 carryin horizontallydisposed bars 24 which extend at right-angles' to the members carrying them. and contain 'a series of openings 25.

`The' Vplates 24 preferably extend almost wholly tooneside of their supporting members 22, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4:. The

brackets are so located as to cause the plates 24 to be superposed thereon when the frames 15 are'positioned as described,'bolts 2G, or any other suitable fastening means, passing through the registering openings 11 and 25 for. holdin the frames 1 5 in any desired positiono adj ustment at their. lower ends:

' The partitions for the stalls are represented at `27, each being referabl formed of a bar secured at one en to thel oor 10 as indicated at 28 and e'xtendin at its upper elow the 4top of the frames 15 and intermediate adjacent .1 pgairs of the latter' as represented in Fig. 2.

ach of the frames 15 carries brackets29' which surround the bars 16 toward their upper ends and are clamped'thereto as by." bolts 30, the outer ends of these brackets terminating' in semi-circular heads 31. The heads 31 partially surround Vthe upper rear ends vof the adjacent hars 27 V and are connecte?. l beater ends to-the frame,` and cross-member 17,

respectively, as indicated at A35 and 36, a

Iswinging bar 37 pivoted at its' lower'end to the yoke 34 and carrying a lever 38 pivoted thereto at its upper end as indicated at 39 and lying within a tubular section of the frame 34. The outer end of the 'lever 38 is provided -with a shoulder 40 which, when the bar 37 is positioned for use, as illustrated .in full lines in Fig. 2, locks the lever 38 against withdrawal from the tube,the shoulder .140 bein releasable forpermitting the bar 37 to swing to the position illustrated by dotted lines' in Fig. 2, by swinging the lever 38 on its ivot.4

Each o the frames 15 is adjustable'independently of the others back and forth upon the brackets 13 and the bars 27 for positioning the stanchions carried thereby in order that the animals confined in the 'stanchions .may be s' positioned with relation-Lto the gutter as to cause their droppings tofall into the latter, this being of advantage in stall constructions, .as it enablesthe result just stated, to be accomplished regardless of the length of the animals.

It is preferred that the brackets 29 on opposite sides of each frame 15 be so positioned as to cause them to embrace the bars" 27 from above and below, or,V as represented inv Fig.

- 2, to-permit the frames 15 to be a'lined, when desired, as illustrated of the three frames on the right-hand side of the construction illustrated in Fig. 1.

By constructing the bar's 24 and their supports, as described, a wide range of adjustment of the frames ,15 upon the brackets 13 may be effected as the members 22I may be removed from the bars 17 and replaced in a position reversed with relation to that illustrated in Fig. 4, to cause the plates 24 to extend in. the direction opposite to that illustrated in this ligure, this'beinga' desirable feature of the construction as no projecting parts of the'adjusting devices arein a posij tion to injure the annuals.

ltwill be'noted from the foregoing that each stanchion-supporting frame isI formed independently of the others and that by providing releasable connectors between each of of the latter may be grouped together as esii'ed, to form a series of connectedvframesaand that such arrangement of frames permits of the ready adding to or subtracting from the number of stalls lvided toward its opposite en initially rovided, as conditions require,

Ywithout estroying the desired uniformity of structure. Furthermore, any one or more of intermediate frames of the series may be removed without atfecting the others, as

where it is desired that a passage-way'between frames be provided. In fact by providing the frames in units, the may be grouped andvregrouped `as con itions require without impairing the usefulness -or uniformity of the structure.

What I -elaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a series of stancliion-supporting frames, partitions extending at an angle to said frames and located adjacent to the .ends thereof, and means adjustably. connecting said frames independently of each other with said partitions, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination with'a {loon-of supportssecured thereto, a series of stanchion- 'supporting frames adjustably connected at their lower ends with said supports, partitions extending at an angle' to said frames and located adjacent to the ends thereof,`

and means adj ustably connecting said frames with said artitions, whereby said frames are adjusta leindependent1y of each vother lengthwise of said partitions, forthe purpose set forth.

3. The combination with a floor, of a plu- V rality of spaced supporting members secured thereto, a series of stanchion-supportv ing frames ylocated between said supports with each of the intermediate ones of said supports connected with two ofsaid frames, partitions extendingat an angle to said frames and located'` at the opposite ends,

thereof, and means connecting said frames toward their upper ends to said partitions, for the purpose set forth.

. 4. The combination of a series of stanchien-supportingv frames, partitions interA posed between said frames and extending f anangle thereto, the rear end of said partitions being locatcd adjacent to the frames, and coupling-devices carried by said'framcs at their opposite 'ends and engaging with the rear-ends,of said partitions, for securing said frames and partitions together.

5. A staiiehion-supportih frame provided with members by whic it is adapted to be supported, said members being provided' with extensions projecting transversely of 'said frame and vbeyond a side thereof, and being adjustable on said frame to `cause said extensions to project beyond either side of said frame, for the purpose set forth.4

` 6. A stanchion-supporting frame pros with sockets' means for supporting said frame formed of members fitting in said sockets and vprovided witli extensions projecting beyond the Side of the frame, said members .being ad ju'stebly connected with the frame for per- Inltting said extensions to project beyond efnthlrfside of said frame, `for the purpose set ort j 7. A stanchion-supporting lframe formed of a tubular cross-.member yand tubular side Y members,4 vertically-extending -bolts conl lnecting said members together and extendl' -10 ing through said-cross-member, means for *supporting said frames at their lower ends .l v4formed 'of slotted-members 4confined in the endsof' said cross-member` and straddlin seidl bol-ts, and extensions secured to sai members andi-'nrojeeting beyondl a side of f said frame, said; members being movable longitudinally* ofsaid cross-member for permitting seid members to be adjusted upon said cross-member for positionin said eggtensionsbeyond c ither side of said rame.

8,.- The combmtlon of a stanchion-sup- Egrting frame 'formed of alower cross-mem- :receive means' for securing the f1- ame inposihaving its opposite endsconstructed to tion, and en inverted U-shaped member connected at 'its lower ends with smid cross member and having its top and sides integral, with the ends of the crossmember extending beyond said U-shaped frame.

9. The combination of a. stanchion-supportingframe formed of a lower crossmembei` having its opposlte ends recessed toire-V ceive means for securing the frame ,in posi protruding ends of the bars for clamping' said UJ-shaped member to the cross-picce.

TTUNRY L. FERRIS.

` In presence of R. N. JACOBS, R.. A. HEMENWAY.

tion, an in verted U-shaped tubular member 

